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E-Auction of BSNL Mobile Vanity Numbers
BSNL Tamil Nadu Circle is selling vanity mobile numbers through e-Auction from 06th March 2023 to 15th March 2023. Interested Customers to have Fancy numbers as their mobile numbers can visit www.eauction.bsnl.co.in for online bidding of fancy numbers. Last date for bidding is 15th March 2023.
A mobile phone number is one of the easiest way of identity through which we communicate to others and others to us. For a businessman a mobile phone number should be a fancy number for his customers easy rememberance. Some individuals also have the desire to have a fancy number.
In particular, some people have a special interest in buying and using numbers with our date of birth, year or vehicle number or favorite number at the beginning or end of the phone number. Some people buy and use numbers with consecutive serials for office use or for family members. For fulfilling everyone’s need of fancy number, then BSNL offers Vanity numbers of various categories.
BSNL is selling attractive numbers under the name of 'Vanity Numbers' through e-Auction. Anyone can participate in the e-Auction to get fancy mobile number of their choice.Vanity numbers are available in both postpaid and prepaid category. Now, let's see how to get vanity number online.
- Go to official website of BSNL company “eauction.bsnl.co.in”
- Click on Login/Register on the top bar of this site.
- Mention your existing mobile number and e-mail address. Now your login details will be sent to your email address.
- Enter login details and login successfully.
- Choose any of the premium numbers displayed in front of you.
- Now click 'Continue to Card'. After this, pay the registration fee 
- Now that the bidding process has started, specify the minimum bid amount.
- BSNL will select 3 users for each fancy number. Remaining users will be refunded their registration fees within 10 days through same online mode.
- The three selected users will be classified as H1, H2, H3 according to their specified bid amount. The highest bidder will be assigned the number. If he doesn't want to take it, the next person will be allotted that number.
- Number will be allotted in next few days to the person who won the number in the e-auction.
Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Development of Agricultural Work by Research Centres
Technological developments coupled with Government policies and programmes boosted food production
Overall food production up from 265.05 MT in 2013-14 to 314.51MT in 2021-22; production of pulses increased from 19.26 MT to 27.75 MT and horticultural production from 280.70 MT to 341.63 MT during the same interval
India has one of the largest National Agricultural Research System  in the world, comprising 102 Indian Council of Agricultural Research  Institutes, 11 Agricultural Technology Application Research Institutes, 82 All India Coordinated Projects/ Networks, 4 deemed to be Universities, 3 Central Agricultural Universities and 63 State Agricultural/ Veterinary/ Horticultural/ Fishery Universities located in different States. Besides this, ICAR has a network of 731 Krishi Vigyan Kendras  established across the country which are engaged in refining the technologies developed and undertake frontline demonstrations of these technologies in farmers’ fields. The requisite infrastructure and expertise available with ICAR Institutions, State Agricultural Universities and KVKs cater to various technological interventions in various fields of agriculture and allied sectors to meet the demand of agricultural sector.
The research activities carried out by ICAR during last three years include  Release of 946 field crop varieties comprising of 379 of cereals, 146 of Oilseeds, 168 of Pulses, 55 of Forage Crops, 158 of Fibre Crops, 26 of Sugarcane and 14 of other crops  and 171 varieties of horticultural crops;  Development of 25 vaccines and 40 diagnostics for diagnosis and their containment;  Development of breeding and seed production technologies for 161 food and ornamental fishes, 48 indigenous fish feed and 70 improved aquaculture systems;  Development of 90 resource specific gears & fuel-efficient fishing vessels for efficient fishing; and  Development of approximately 168 technologies/ machines. These improved varieties/ technologies/ machines/ vaccines etc. are aimed at augmenting the production and productivity in Agriculture in the country.
The above technological developments coupled with Government policies and programmes have resulted in significant increase in food production in the recent years. Agriculture and the allied sector registered a growth of 3.6 per cent in 2020-21 and 3.9 per cent in 2021-22. The overall food production has increased from 265.05 million tonnes  in 2013-14 to 314.51MT in 2021-22. The production of pulses increased from 19.26 MT in 2013-14 to 27.75 MT in 2021-22 and the horticultural production from 280.70 MT in 2013-14 to 341.63 MT in 2021-22.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 UPDATE
183.53 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
India's Active caseload currently stands at 15,378
Active cases stand at 0.04%
Recovery Rate currently at 98.75%
1,705 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to
4,24,85,534
1,259 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours
Daily positivity rate 
Weekly Positivity Rate 
78.79 cr Total Tests conducted so far; 5,77,559 tests conducted in the last 24 hours
Ministry of Defence
20th Anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas celebrated at Eastern Command
Kolkata, July.26, 2019
The 20th Anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas was celebrated by Eastern Command in Kolkata today. Lt. General MM Naravane, General Officer Commanding in Chief, Eastern Command laid a wreath at Vijay Smarak, Fort William Kolkata and paid homage to the martyrs, He urged all to carry forward the legacy established by the immortal soldiers and continue serving the Nation with renewed vigor and dedication.
The day is named after the successful Operation Vijay in 1999, when India regained the control of the high outposts which had been stealthily taken over by Pakistan. The theme of this year’s celebration is “Remember, Rejoice and Renew”to remember the martyrs, rejoice their sacrifices and strengthen the resolve of the armed forces to the cause of the nation. The objective of celebrating Kargil Vijay Diwas was to evoke feelings of nationalism and patriotism through nationwide campaigns amongst the youth and to pay homage to the soldiers whose sacrifices made this victory possible.
A number of events including “Run for Fun”, “Ek Daud Shaheedon ke Naam” along with motivational lectures at schools and colleges were part of the day-long celebration.
Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation
Celebration of 17th Statistics Day on the occasion of birth anniversary of Prof. P. C. Mahalanobis on 29th June 2023
Statistics Day is celebrated on 29th June every year since 2007 at national level in recognition of the notable contributions made by  Professor Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis in the field of Official Statistics and Economic Planning of the country in the post-independence era. This year 17th Statistics Day was celebrated by DES, Gandhinagar in conjugation with FOD & DPD in the CPL building conference hall.
The ceremony was inaugurated by the esteemed guests invited on the occasion. Shri Rakesh R. Pandya, Director, DES, Gandhinagar delivered the welcome address. Shri S. K. Bhanawat, DDG, NSSO, RO, Ahmedabad delivered the key note address and Dr. Rahul S. Jagtap, DDG, NSSO –DPC, Ahmedabad enlightened the audience with the contributions and achievements of the Late Prof. P. C. Mahalanobis in the field of Statistics. Shri S. K. Hudda, Ex-Director, DES, Govt. of Gujarat, Dr. B. B. Jani, Retired Head of Department  and Dr. Chetana Bhavsar, Head of Department , Gujarat University, graced the ceremony with their precious presence and valuable speeches on the subject. The theme of the Statistics Day this year was, ‘Alignment of State Indicator Framework with National Indicator Framework for Monitoring Sustainable Development Goals’.
The objective of celebrating Statistics Day of creating of public awareness, especially among the younger generation, on the role and importance of statistics in socio-economic planning and policy formulation for the development of the country was well met by the presence of the students and interns in conspicuous numbers. One of the major event during the celebration was the inauguration/launching of books on “Jilla Aankada Adhikarishrini kacherini karyapranali” and “Business Register Kshetraman varsh-2022 antit falo temaj vargikaran ” to be put on the domain of Statistical arena for the benefit of public at large as well as administrators and end-users. Local students pursuing Statistics/ Economics as a career, interns deputed for studies in three host offices celebrating the day and other invitees participated in this event. Quiz, antakshari, rangoli, elocution competitions etc. on topics such as official statistics, SDGs etc. were organised on this occasion. Prizes were distributed to winner participants by the renowned dignitaries present on the occasion. Some technical sessions by the officials from the host offices and presentations by the students on the Theme and the various surveys conducted by the NSSO were arranged for the participants of the Statistics Day celebration. The 17th Statistics Day was celebrated with vigorous enthusiasm enhancing the awareness about Statistics especially among students.
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Ministry of Finance
No let-up in sanction of GST Refunds
There are concerns being raised about growing pendency of GST Refunds. Exporters arereassured that there is no le-tup in the sanction of GST refunds. The disposal rate is consistently improving month-on-month. As on 31st October, 2018, total GST refunds to the tune of Rs 82,775 crore have been disposed by Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs  and the State authorities out of the total refund claims of Rs 88,175 crore received so far. Thus, the disposal rate of 93.8 % has been achieved as on 31.10.2018. The pending GST refund claims amounting to Rs. 5,400crore are being expeditiously processed so as to provide relief to eligible exporters. Refund claims without any deficiency are being cleared expeditiously.
In case of IGST refunds, about 93.27 %  of the total IGST refund claims  transmitted to Customs from GSTN as on 31st October, 2018 have already been disposed. The remaining claims amounting to Rs.3,096crore are held-up on account of various deficiencies which have been communicated to exporters for remedial action.
In the case of RFD-01A  claims, out of the total refund claims of Rs. 42,145 crorethe pendency as on 31st October, 2018 is Rs 159 Crore with the Centre and Rs 2,146 crore with the States. Provisional/Final Order has been issued in case of refunds amounting to Rs. 34,602 Crore. In claims amounting to Rs. 5,239Crore, deficiency memos have been issued by respective GST authorities.
Efforts are being made continuously to clear all the pending refund claims, where ever requisite information is provided and found eligible. Co-operation of the exporter community is solicited to ensure that they respond to the deficiency memos and errors communicated by Centre and State GST as well as Customs Authorities and also exercise due diligence while filing GSTR 1 and GSTR 3B returns as well as Shipping Bills.
Ministry of Railways
Kavach Protection System tender awarded in various states
Regarding installation and safety features of Kavach, the details are:
- Kavach is indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection  system. Kavach is a highly technology intensive system, which requires safety certification of highest order.
- Kavach aids the loco pilot in train running within specified speed limits by automatic application of brakes in case Loco Pilot fails to do so and also help the train safely run during inclement weather.
- The first field trials on the passenger trains were started in February 2016. Based on the experience so gained and Independent Safety Assessment of the system by a 3rd party  three firms were approved in 2018-19, for supply of Kavach.
- Subsequently Kavach was adopted as a National ATP system in July 2020.
- Kavach has so far been deployed on 1465 Route km  and 121 locomotives  on South Central Railway in Telangana , Andhra Pradesh , Karnataka  & Maharashtra  States.
- Kavach tenders have been awarded for Delhi – Mumbai & Delhi – Howrah corridors  and work is in progress on these routes in West Bengal , Jharkhand , Bihar , Uttar Pradesh , Delhi , Haryana , Rajasthan , Madhya Pradesh , Gujarat , Maharashtra  States.
- Indian Railways is preparing Detailed Project Report  and detailed estimate for another 6000 RKm.
- Presently there are three Indian OEMs who are approved for Kavach. Efforts are being made to develop more vendors to enhance the capacity and scale up the implementation of Kavach.
- The Cost for provision of Track side including Station equipment of Kavach is approximately ₹ 50 Lakhs/Km and cost for provision of Kavach equipment on loco is approximately ₹ 70 lakh/ loco. The amount spent so far on Kavach implementation is ₹ 351.91 Crores. The budgetary allocation for Kavach during the year 2023-24 in ₹ 710.12 Crores. The projects are sanctioned zone-wise and not State wise as Indian Railway’s projects may span across State boundaries. Therefore, State wise expenditure is not maintained.
This information was given by the Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronic & Information Technology, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Draft Indian Ports Bill, 2021
In the course of new legislation, the Ministry had circulated the draft Indian Ports Bill 2020 for seeking inputs from all stakeholders viz. State Governments, State Maritime Boards, major ports, General Public etc. The feedback/ suggestions on the draft Indian Ports Bill, 2020 as received from the concerned stakeholders were carefully examined by this Ministry and suitably incorporated in the draft Indian Ports Bill, 2021.
The present version of the Indian Ports Bill, 2021 has also been circulated to all stakeholders to provide comments. The draft of the Bill was also discussed in Maritime State Development Council  meeting held on 24.06.2021. Comments of some of the State Government is still awaited. The proposed legislation is still under consultative stage.
This information was given by Minister of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Shri Shantanu Thakur in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
PIB Headquarters
49th AGM of HUDCO
Dr. M. Ravi Kanth, Chairman & Managing Director, HUDCO addressed the shareholders at its 49th Annual General Meeting in New Delhi on 25th September, 2019 which was well attended by all the stakeholders who appreciated the financial performance of HUDCO in 2018-19.
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Ministry of Defence
CLAWS BOOK RELEASE AND SEMINAR CUM WEBINAR ON “INDIA- BANGLADESH: FIFTY YEARS OF FRIENDSHIP"
A Seminar titled "India-Bangladesh: Fifty Years of Friendship"was organised by the Centre for Land Warfare Studies  at the India International Centre , on 24 November 2021 to commemorate
50 Years of India-Bangladesh Friendship as well as the decisive victory in the India- Pakistan War 1971. General MM Naravane, Chief of the Army Staff  and Patron, CLAWS, the High Commissioner of Bangladesh H.E. Mr. Muhammad Imran and Lt Gen M Harun-Ar-Rashid, Bir Protik , former COAS  were the Chief Guests for the event.
The seminar cum webinar focused on enhancement of India-Bangladesh bilateral relations. Measures like, tourism and common culture as soft power diplomatic tools, need for improved infrastructural connectivity and economic integration were deliberated upon. The seminar also dealt with the fact that, increased bilateral ties bring along increased challenges and that both the countries should be ready to meet such challenges jointly and with patience.
During his address to the audience, the Indian Army Chief remarked that India Bangladesh friendship is a tribute to the collective will of the Bangla People who stood for their right to liberty and independence, the uncountable freedom fighters who made the supreme sacrifice for their motherland, and the leaders who led from the front to give birth to the dream of an independent Bangla Nation. He also said that this friendship is an acknowledgment of the role and contribution of the Indian Army in this epic struggle that changed the lives and destiny of millions of our brothers and sisters.
The Bangladesh High Commissioner and the Former COAS of Bangladesh Army spoke about the progress in Bangladesh - India relationship and reiterated the need for stronger diplomatic and defence ties. They were of the view that, both the countries must work towards ensuring peace and stability in the region. The Former COAS, being one of the war veteran of the 1971 war, recalled the days and encouraged the need to train the Armed Forces with the state-of-art technology.
A book titled "Bangladesh Liberation@50 Years: Bijoy' with Synergy: India-Pakistan War 1971" was also released during event. The book is a mixture of historical and anecdotal accounts of the 1971 War and comprises authors from both India and Bangladesh, many who actually fought the war. During the 'Reflections about the War segment, Ambassador Shamsher Chowdhury  shared his experience on fighting the war and being a Prisoner of War  with Pakistan Army. He also revealed the atrocities and the torture that Bangladeshi PoWs had to undergo in the hands of the Pakistani Forces.
The book release was followed by award ceremony, wherein Scholar Warrior Award was awarded by the COAS to Brigadier Narender Kumar  for his outstanding contribution as a warrior and in the field of research. The winners of CLAWS Field Marshal Manekshaw Essay Competition  were also presented awards and certificate of appreciation.
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1.16 Kg gold worth Rs. 64 Lakhs seized by Customs at Chennai Airport. Two Arrested.
Based on intelligence that gold was likely to be smuggled by a passenger arriving from Sharjah by Air India express flight IX-1636, AIU officers kept special watch to nab the smuggler.A passenger who appeared to be in hurry and was trying to rush through with a carton box, was intercepted at the exit. He was identified as one Jahir Hussain, 54, of Thiruvrur. On opening the carton box clothes, household items and a toolkit was found inside. Inside the tool kit a ‘Electric Wrench’ machine used for opening nuts and bolts was found which appeared to be unusually heavy. On unscrewing the machine one cylindrical metal piece painted black was found concealed inside. The gold assayer removed the black paint and certified the metal cylinder to be made of gold of weighing 1.16 Kg of 24 K purity valued at Rs 64 lakhs. The same was recovered and seized under Customs Act 1962.
The passenger informed that the tool kit was handed to him by an unknown person in Sharjah airport with instructions to hand over the same to someone who will contact him once he reaches his Quarantine facility in Guindy. In a swift operation after getting his swab test done, one AIU team boarded the bus along with the passenger and another followed the bus. On reaching the hotel the passenger contacted the receiver who was waiting outside and handed over the tool kit. The passenger and the receiver Mohammad Asif ,33, of Chennai were apprehended at the time of handing over. Both have been arrested.
Further investigation is under process.
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Ministry of Education
Clarification regarding media reports that President of India released book titled ‘Manavta ke Praneta: Maharishi Arvind’ written by Union Education Minister
There are reports in certain sections of media that the President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind ‘released’ the book titled Manavta ke Praneta: Maharishi Arvind, written by Union Education Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ in Rashtrapati Bhawan on 5th December, 2020.
In this regard it is hereby clarified that the above-mentioned book was not released by the President. Rather the Union Minister of Education had presented the first copy of the book to the President.
Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
7th ASEAN-India Ministerial Meeting held on Agro-Forestry under the co-chairmanship of Union Agriculture Minister Shri Narendra Singh Tomar
India will promote nutritious cereal products for public health and nutrition- Shri Tomar
India's emphasis on closer regional cooperation with ASEAN countries for agricultural development
The 7th ASEAN-India Ministerial Meeting  on Agriculture and Forestry was held virtually today. The meeting was co-chaired by the Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar. Agriculture Ministers of Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam also participated in the meeting.
Union Minister Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, in his opening remarks during the meeting, reiterated Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi's vision of keeping ASEAN at the center of India's Act East Policy> He also emphasised on mutually close regional cooperation with ASEAN to ensure sustainable and inclusive growth for agricultural development in the region. Referring to the importance of millet  as a nutritious food and the international nutritional-cereal year 2023, Shri Tomar urged the ASEAN member countries to support the efforts of India in increasing the production, processing, value addition and consumption of millets. Shri Tomar said that India will promote nutritious cereal products for the health and nutrition of the people. Nutritious cereals help in the creation of nutritious, with low resource requirement and more efficient agri-food systems.
In the meeting, the progress in implementation of various programs and activities under the Medium Term Action Plan of ASEAN-India Cooperation  was reviewed. The meeting also welcomed the 30th anniversary of ASEAN-India relations. In the meeting, the commitment to ASEAN-India cooperation in agriculture and forestry was reaffirmed. It was said in the meeting that in order to mitigate the unprecedented impact of the COVID-19 pandemic by ensuring a seamless flow of safe and nutritious agricultural products to ASEAN and India, It is necessary to take continuous measures under ASEAN-India cooperation for the implementation of post-pandemic recovery. Union Minister Shri Tomar committed to enhance India's cooperation with ASEAN in food security, nutrition, climate change adaptation, digital farming, nature-friendly agriculture, food processing, value chain, agricultural marketing and capacity building.